Central Africa Regiment
E827686
The Central Africa Regiment was a British colonial military unit in Central Africa that served as a precursor to the King's African Rifles in the early 20th century.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British colonial military unit
ⓘ
infantry regiment ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Empire ⓘ |
| commandLanguage | English ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Boer War ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| disestablishedAs | absorbed into King's African Rifles ⓘ |
| equipment | British Army small arms of the period ⓘ |
| garrison | Zomba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | British colonial administration in Central Africa ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | colonial infantry ⓘ |
| notableFor | being an early colonial unit later absorbed into the King's African Rifles ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
British Central Africa Protectorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyasaland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British Central Africa Protectorate forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precursorOf | King's African Rifles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedFor | service in the Second Boer War ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom |
African soldiers
ⓘ
local African populations in Central Africa ⓘ |
| role | colonial infantry ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| type | multi-battalion regiment ⓘ |
| uniform | British colonial infantry uniform ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.